 | English prose literature - 1814 - 390 pages
...so sensihle of their weakness, as to he ahle to make a good use of it The height of ahility eonsists in a thorough knowledge of the real value of things, and of the genins of the age we live in. It requires no small degree of ahility to know when to eoneeal it.* Few... | |
 | François duc de La Rochefoucauld - 1868 - 194 pages
...sensible of that weakness, as to be able to make a good use of it. in. The height of ability consists in a thorough knowledge of the real value of things, and of the genius of the age we live in.* * Tacitus says of Seneca, " Amoenum illi ingenram, et temporis ilJiiu aurilms accommodatum ; " B IV.... | |
 | Readers - 1884 - 794 pages
...manhood should rank as the foremost of the earth. Hugh M. Thompson. The height of ability consists in a thorough knowledge of the real value of things, and of the genius of the age we live in. La liochtfoucauld. That which we acquire with the most difficulty we retain the longest; as those who... | |
 | Edward Isidore Sears - 1873 - 444 pages
...Brothers is due to their perfectly understanding the wants of the people. " The height of ability consists in a thorough knowledge of the real value of things, and of the genins of the age in which we live."* Taking this as a criterion of the ability of the Christian Brothel-s,... | |
 | François duc de La Rochefoucauld - 1875 - 196 pages
...sensible of that weakness, as to be able to make a good use of it. in. The height of ability consists in a thorough knowledge of the real value of things,...genius of the age we live in.* IV. It requires no small degree of ability to know when to conceal it.* v. Few of us have abilities to know all the ill... | |
 | Smith C. Ferguson, Emory Adams Allen - Bookbinding - 1880 - 686 pages
...carry nothing but gold will be every day at a loss for readier change. The height of ability consists in a thorough knowledge of the real value of things and of the genius of the age we live in, and could we know by what strange circumstances a man's genius becomes prepared for practical success,... | |
 | Smith C. Ferguson, Emory Adams Allen - Conduct of life - 1884 - 648 pages
...carry nothing but gold will be every day at a loss for readier change. The height of ability consists in a thorough knowledge of the real value of things and of the genius of the age we live in, and could we know by what strange circumstances a man's genius becomes prepared for practical success,... | |
 | P. Garrett - 1892 - 906 pages
...manhood should rank as the foremost of the earth. Ifiiyh Xf. Thompson. The height of ability consists in a thorough knowledge of the real value of things, and of the genins of the age we live m. La Rochffnumald. That which we acquire with the most difficulty we retain... | |
 | Rev. James Wood - Quotations - 1893 - 694 pages
...with the summit in our eye, we love to walk along the plain. Goethe. The height of ability consists in a thorough knowledge of the real value of things, and of the genius of the age we live in. La Roche. £6 The heights by great men reached and kept ,' Were not attained by sudden flight, But... | |
 | Maturin Murray Ballou - Quotations, English - 1894 - 604 pages
...down upon your feet, your shoulders are uncovered. — Sir W. Temple. The height of ability consists in a thorough knowledge of the real value of things, and of the genius of the age we live in. — Rochefoucauld. An able man shows his spirit by gentle words and resolute actions ; he is neither... | |
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The height of ability consists in a thorough knowledge of the real value of things and of the genius of the age we live in... 
